Friday, October 18, 2013

Homelessness Seen Through 15 Different Sets of Eyes

From:  Activist Post 

by Heather Callaghan


Activist Post

It seems like the theme of the year is "this homeless problem." The coordinated efforts to sweep the homeless away are of major concern for a couple reasons. First, the real problem was created by the same ilk that are proposing the solution - in both cases it involves dehumanization, banishment, punishment and apathy. Next, when people allow the vulnerable to be taken away, do they really think it would stop there? 

Interesting how all of a sudden through "sustainable development" initiatives it's time to get them out of the way. It's a crackdown that involves punishment for them - and punishment for you, too, if you decide to help them at your own expense and goodwill. One city already had a plan ready for an indefinite detainment camp for homeless people. Someone from the area came forward to us to say the reports of "the problem" to justify the infringement were overblown. The bureaucratic minions and its code enforcers care not about the reaction. It's been happening in England, too.

The Internet became outraged with the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch's comments about only wanting cool and skinny people wearing his clothes, and the idea that they'd rather burn their clothes than give to the unfortunate. The popular Internet counter-reaction actually unintentionally further relegated the homeless. You can see varying responses to our articles about EBT users and the homeless programmer who was arrested and his two possessions taken. Different authors on our site have different attitudes. A commenter said, "....who cares! I'm suppose to care about some homeless guy in NY who was put in jail? What's his background? Why would I waste a single moment on this?"  MORE

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